Novel Antibiotic Mesh Poised to Improve Hernia Repair by Lisa K. Jennings, Ph.D.

Dr. Jennings writes about the value of a novel antibiotic mesh: “A polypropylene mesh for open ventral hernia repair carries the proven antibiotics minocycline and rifampin to prevent mesh contamination by bacterial pathogens associated with surgical site infections, such as MRSA and E. coli. Read more.